# exemption (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover exemption. Page: Feed: --- ## [Fluoridation Barely Fails a Risk-Benefit Test](https://allegedwisdom.blogspot.com/2025/01/fluoridation-barely-fails-risk-benefit.html) _2025-01-10 · Unknown · Alleged Wisdom_ Epistemic Status: back-of-the-envelope. I am about to present a bad cost-benefit analysis of fluoridation. However, something is better than nothing, and I have not seen anyone else do this. Summary: Fluoridation causes more monetary harm than good if it causes an average IQ point loss of more than 0.2. According to a recent meta-analysis , the effect size from high-quality studies is 1 IQ point… ## [Mortality Cost of Taxation](https://allegedwisdom.blogspot.com/2024/09/mortality-cost-of-taxation.html) _2024-09-09 · Unknown · Alleged Wisdom_ Here are some interesting questions: 1) If Japan raises $1 billion by increasing taxes on investment income , how many people will die as a result? 2) If Kenya raises $1 billion with a bundle of sales taxes , how many people will die as a result? 3) If the USA raises $1 billion with a tariff on Chinese goods , how many people will die as a result? (If it is not obvious to you that these numbers…